New Delhi : The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of playing politics over the term Hindu, saying it symbolised its ignorance. “Digvijaya Singh has used Hindu word in last couple of days for number of times. He has also ...
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New Delhi : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday said it will wait for the Supreme Court’s order to build the Ram Mandir at the disputed site in Ayodhya “lawfully” but expressed its opposition to a mosque next to ...
Read More »Bourbons, Begums and Bhopal
By Mohammed Shafeeq, Book: The Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal; Author: Indira Iyengar; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Price: Rs 850; Pages: 234 The book is an attempt to relive the forgotten history of Bourbons, who played a key role in the ...
Read More »Meaning of latest turn in Kashmir lies outside the state
By Saeed Naqvi, Two policemen leading the mob which ultimately lynched a Muslim in Hapur is, of course, part of familiar communalism which has to be revved upon to a higher pitch in order to prepare the ground for the ...
Read More »Calling Rahul jehadi-Maoist sympathiser is absurd: Chidambaram
New Delhi : Union Minister Arun Jaitley’s allegation that “jehadists and Maoists” have earned the sympathy of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is “laughable and absurd” former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Saturday, adding that the party is “stoutly opposed” ...
Read More »Rajasthani musicians epitomise India’s syncretic culture, but are a struggling lot
By Archana Sharma, Jaipur : They are Muslims, yet they sing Krishna “bhajans” (hymns) from Hindu lore. They have adopted a hybrid culture that is a mix of both religions and lifestyles. Many of their names too blend two religions, ...
Read More »Separatist leaders detained, shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar : Authorities on Thursday placed senior separatist leaders under detention in the summer capital Srinagar to prevent their participation in a protest shutdown that derailed life in the Kashmir Valley. Police took Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman of pro-Azadi Jammu ...
Read More »Hindu-Muslim couple get passports after Sushma intervenes
Lucknow : A Hindu woman married to a Muslim got her passport on Thursday, following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s intervention, barely 24 hours after a passport officer rejected her application on the grounds that she had not changed her ...
Read More »Gorakhpur terror funding mastermind arrested in Pune
Lucknow : Gorakhpur terror funding mastermind Ramesh Shah has been arrested in a joint operation by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, an official said on Thursday. The arrest was made from Pune on Tuesday and ...
Read More »Difficult, but decision taken in larger interest: Ram Madhav
New Delhi : BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said the decision of pulling out of ruling coalition with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir was a “difficult thing to digest” for him but it was taken in the ...
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